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Levelling Up Fund

Leaders have pledged the Shields Ferry is here to stay.

Shields Ferry 'here to stay' - leaders pledge to keep service Daniel Holland

North Shields ferry terminal

Call to back levelling-up funding for new Shields Ferry landing Daniel Holland

Chiefs have released a vision for the future.

South Tyneside's latest Levelling Up government cash bid James Harrison

City Hall, Sunderland.

'Beauty contest' for government cash slammed by North East leaders Nic Marko

The Shields Ferry on the River Tyne.

Fears rise Shields Ferry could shut by 2025 Daniel Holland

How the new South Tyneside College buildings could look.

Plans to move college into town centre press ahead, despite funding blow Ross Robertson

Rust on the Tyne Bridge

Calls to clear up 'rusty' Tyne Bridge after GNR